Strong's Number H4912

mashal{maw-shawl'}

apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action

1258a

noun masculine

properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)

proverb 19, parable 18, byword 1, like 1

Total: 39
Occurs 39 times in the Hebrew text.